Regulations for Army medical services / War Office.

Date:
1894
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Credit: Regulations for Army medical services / War Office. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the other, on which the man's disease and destination will be marked, returned to the Officer Commanding. The medical officer will enter their names, diseases, and dis posal in his hospital diary (Army Book 39), but he will not be required to keep any other record, or furnish returns and reports except such as may be called for by the Prin- cipal Medical Officer of the division. 197. He will, while placing every check against m^n Prevent reporting themselves sick unnecessarily, or passing to the 0Tac!imuia- held hospitals without due cause, at the same time betionofsick careful that no man requiring hospital treatment, or who in fronU is really unfit for duty, is detained in front with his corps. 198. When an action is expected, the trained stretcher- Regimental bearers, in the proportion of two per company, &c, tearersJ will be placed at his disposal ; they will leave their rifles and valises in the carts, take the stretchers, and proceed under his directions ^to the scene of action. The orderly will also accompany him, carrying the field companion and water bottle and the surgical haversack. The corporal will remain in charge of the field medical panniers, so that they may be made available during or immediately after the action. 199. The medical officer in severe actions will only Extent of aid afford such temporary aid to the wounded as may be t0 wounded- within his power, until they are succoured by the bearer companies, and will not undertake any serious surgicxl operation. 200. He and the regimental bearers will never lose Never t<> lose touch of their corps during an action, but keep in close J^*0' proximity to them, and on no account attempt to carry back the wounded for long distances or in any case beyond or iu rear of the collecting stations formed by the bearer vcompanies. YIj —OFFICERS EMPLOYED IN GENERAL MEDICAL STORES. 201. An Officer in charge of general medical stores Mjjjjrt will be responsible that they are conducted according chargc of to the following instructions. m officer 202. He will be responsible that all receipts, issues, and Medical transactions in such stores are correctly entered in the JJj™^ following books :— Kegister of Stores (Army Book 168); Medical Store Ledger ( „ „ 167) ; Surgical „ » ( » » 169)* (M.R.) an